Motivation
The Spring MVC ModelAttributeMethodProcessor includes many helpful
extension methods that allow developers to extend and enhance the data
binding capabilities of the class. Unfortunately, Spring WebFlux's
equivalent class, the ModelAttributeMethodArgumentResolver, does not
include these same extension methods. I am leveraging these extension
methods, specifically the bindRequestParameters method, to provide
valuable enhancements to my application. I would like to provide these
same enhancements to the WebFlux portion of my application and am
unable to do so at this time. I would like to update the WebFlux
ModelAttributeMethodArgumentResolver to add the bindRequestParameters
method.
Modifications
I created a new method called bindRequestParameters and encapsulated
the WebExchangeDataBinder bind call inside of it. This method is
marked as protected as it should only be used by children of this
class. This change mirrors the behavior in the equivalent Spring MVC
class (ModelAttributeMethodProcessor).
Result
The WebFlux ModelAttributeMethodArgumentResolver can now accept
alternative data binding implementations mirroring the Web MVC
behavior.